A road traffic collision (RTC) is when a motor vehicle is involved in a collision on a road or in a car park open to the public, where someone else's property or vehicle is damaged, or any person or animal is injured.

User Alfred Chow suggested the survey should have broader scope. He wrote: “There is far too much ‘acceptance’ by the public and the police of poor driving that puts other road users at risks. This needs to be recorded and responded to to raise the overall standard of driving by all motor vehicle users.”

Introducing the survey, Tony Lloyd said: “By listening to the views of people and organisations, I want to know more about your experiences as a cyclist and get a snapshot of the service provided to cyclists by Greater Manchester Police when a collision occurs.”

Greater Manchester’s policing of cycling road safety has come in for criticism recently as its Operation Grimaldi initiative was seen as unfairly targeting cyclists.

Operation Grimaldi — tellingly named for a famous clown — was initially aimed only at cyclists. Police issued 415 fixed penalty notices to riders over 10 days of action spread across five months (February to June 2013) for offences such as running red lights, not having lights fitted, cycling on footpaths and using mobile phones while cycling.

The initiative also tackled driver misbehaviour when it returned later in the year. Over three days in November, police issued 147 fixed penalty notices, 125 to cyclists.

London also saw a road safety initiative in 2013. Operation Safeway flooded the capital’s streets with police in the aftermath of six cyclists being killed in collisions with motor vehicles in less than two weeks in November. Police issued almost 14,000 fixed penalty notices or reports for summons. Motorists copped 9,733 of those, and cyclists 4,085.

By hiding round a corner so I couldn't hear his radio conversation.
By not apologising.
By aggressively demanding *my* details.
By having a PCSO poke and squeeze my arm and leg*.
By handing me a scrap of paper with his surname and number scrawled in illegible handwriting and driving off.

*The PCSO did actually seem genuinely concerned for my well being and was probably doing her best.

I've also been punishment passed by a number of police vehicles very near to the junction and constantly watch police vehicles turn at the same junction without indicating putting people at risk.

If GMP can't even sort themselves out, how do they expect anyone to believe that they will deal with other incidents thoroughly or fairly?

I was hit from behind by a car at a roundabout... I tried on three separate occasions to log the incident but each time was fobbed off. Shocking really... I had video footage of the incident and went to hospital as a precaution but they just didn't want to know. The driver was uninsured (driving her family's car).